Client API to load XML or JSON

[Steven]

Is there a client API to define custom webServiceLoaders/webServiceSettings?

I'm trying to Dynamically load content from an AJAX call which returns an entire Serialized RadMenu or a refresh of specific sub-menues.

are there any Client APIs to simply say

var items = menu.get_items();
items.clear();
items.loadXml(UrlToRestService);

and

var items = menu.findItemByText("My Dirty Dynamic Menu").get_items();
items.clear();
items.loadXml(UrlToSubMenuSpecificRestService);


I can add my own prototype method to create this API, but I would like to know if anything like this already exists.
Thanks.

[Kate]

Hi Steven,

Unfortunately we do not currently have such an existing functionality that comes out of the box and can be used with the RadMenu control. Indeed the approach that you came up with seems to be very appropriate for the binding that you are trying to achieve. We would also appreciate it very much if you could share your solution (project that you implemented by submitting  a Code Library) with the community.

Greetings,
Kate
the Telerik team

[Steven]

How about defining a REST service for async loads.

I can do this manually within the menu opening event but don't want to manually add something that already exists.

[Genady Sergeev]

Hi Steven,

I am attaching an example that shows how to consume REST API using RadMenu.

I hope it will help you to get started.

Greetings,
Genady Sergeev
the Telerik team